At the beginning of September in the first year of Zhangwu of the Shu Han Dynasty, Liu Bei, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, raised 70,000 Sichuan troops in the White Emperor City, advancing by land and water. 40,000 troops of Guan Ping Jingxiang, the general of the joint expedition to the east, and 110,000 horses and horses, known as 200,000, went down the river and forced Jiangxia.

Zhao Shu ordered Chen to stay in the town of Emperor Bai with Shangshu, and supervised the transportation of grain and grass for the army. Chen Zhi has been fighting with Liu Bei for many years, and all his departments are Liu Bei's henchmen, and with him accompanying Zhao Shu, Liu Bei is putting a hundred hearts. As for matters such as grain and grass, Zhao Shu said that he was not sick, and Chen Zhi was fully responsible.

That pavilion became Zhao Shu's temporary Shangshu Mansion, and now I think that Liu Bei wants Zhao Shu to live in the White Emperor for a long time, so he has prepared such a mansion. On the day before Liu Bei's army, Zhao Shu and Guan Feng were married, and all the civil and military forces in the White Emperor City came to congratulate them.

Guan Xing went to war with the army, but he also remembered the preface, and sent someone to send a battle report to Zhao Shu every three or five days. Huwei general Zhao Yun led his troops to attack Changsha, beheaded Sun Huan's generals Li Yi, Xie Jing, etc., and entered the siege of Changsha. Sun Huan couldn't hold out, and the situation was critical. Huang Quan's army went down the river and took Balingba Hill and other places to block the connection between Jingnan and Jiangxia. Liu Bei personally led the army, with Guan Ping and Wu Ban as the left and right vanguards, entered Jiangxia, won a great victory in the first battle, beheaded Zhou Ping, the younger brother of Zhou Tai, and captured Xiakou. Zhou Tai, Han Dang, Gan Ning and others will retreat to Jiangxia and Huangshi. Eastern Wu was shaken, and Sun Quan was called a vassal to Emperor Cao Pi of Wei and was named King of Wu.

A good news was passed on frequently, but it could not let Zhao Shu lose the defeat in his heart and open the depression that burned the camp for 800 miles. Liu Bei had to occupy Xiakou, and it was not suitable to enter the army because the cold winter was approaching, so he did not move forward, moved to Jingzhou, and the army rested and recuperated, and fought again in the coming spring. Zhao Shu was also a little relieved, Guo Huai, Huan Yi, Tianyi, Ye Feng and others were also in the White Emperor, and they played with them all day long, just like in Jingzhou, and no longer thought about war.

The winter solstice is cold, and the year is approaching in a blink of an eye, because Liu Bei's frontline war is smooth, the whole country celebrates, and the White Emperor City is also harmonious. Chen Zhi was busy supplying the front-line army, but Zhao Shu was busy drinking and having fun with everyone, and the corpse was vegetarian.

On this day, Zhao Shu and everyone went back to the room after drinking, but saw Guan Feng sitting inside, with a frosty face. In the months since they got married, Zhao Shu and her have been respectful like guests, far less affectionate than before, but they have never had disputes. Seeing her like this, Zhao Shu couldn't help frowning, thinking that something was wrong at the front line, so he asked, "What's displeasing to Madame?" ”

Guan Feng said coldly: "My lord drinks all day long, and he doesn't think about showing it to the front at all, so it won't be in vain for His Majesty to accept a great responsibility." ”

"Daren?" Zhao Shu laughed and said: "The matter of grain and grass, Uncle Zhi has full authority to deal with it, why do you need me to add to the chaos?" ”

When Guan Feng heard this, he said angrily: "Lord Chen is trying his best to prepare, and the things that Your Majesty needs for the New Year's labor army are still a lot worse, so you don't care about it at all?" ”

"That's a strange thing." Zhao Shu said with a smile: "Uncle Zhi is not well prepared, so he should discuss with me, how to work Mrs.?" ”

Guan Feng said angrily: "Lord Chen has come a few times, but he hasn't seen him, so let someone tell me in a hurry, let me tell you." ”

Zhao Shu sat aside, picked up the tea, and said lazily: "There is no way to tell me, he can't prepare well, can I conjure it out of thin air?" 100,000 troops, how much is consumed per day? The grain and grass in Sichuan are inconvenient to transport, and it will not arrive for a long time, what can I do? ”

"You," Guan Feng stretched out his hand to point at Zhao Shu, his expression was extremely angry, and said, "How did you become so unbearable, where did all your former pride and ambition go?" ”

Zhao Shu said with a smile: "In the past, I was known to meet a great favor, and I should try my best to repay him. Now, what do I have? Zhao Shu stepped forward and took her hand and said with a smile: "Beauty plan? ”

"You," Guan Feng withdrew his palm angrily and glared at Zhao Shu. After a long time, he still sighed lightly and said: "Although Your Majesty has taken away your military power, he still puts you in an important position, and there is nothing to lose." ”

Zhao Shu smiled bitterly: "Government affairs are not my director, and I should be ashamed of the position of Shang Shuling." After a pause, he said: "Zhao Shu has long known about the grain and grass, and he has sent people to the counties to urge, and he can always send it to Jingzhou before the year." You don't have to worry about these things. After Zhao Shu finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the room, and the inner courtyard was becoming less and less quiet than the front yard.

As soon as Zhao Shu arrived at the front hall and sat down, he saw Guo Huai coming in a hurry. Zhao Shu hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Didn't Shicai drink enough, and come again in a moment?" ”

Guo Huai looked serious, looked around at no one left and right, and then said in a low voice: "There is a guest who wants to see the eldest brother." ”

"Who?" Zhao Shu saw what he said solemnly, and knew that he must not be an ordinary person, so he couldn't help but guess a few people in his heart. Guo Huai did not reveal his name, and said: "It is inconvenient to meet in the eldest brother's mansion, can you stoop to the younger brother's mansion." ”

Zhao Shu just didn't want to stay at home, so he said repeatedly: "Okay, just go to the virtuous brother's house." Seeing that I agreed, Guo Huai hurriedly pulled Zhao Shu out of the house, and the carriage and horses outside had already been prepared.

When Zhao Shu and Guo Huai got into the car, Zhao Shu asked, "Boji has something to say?" ”

"Exactly." On weekdays, Zhao Shu and everyone are riding horses, but today he is ready to get out of the car and drive, it must be that he has something to say, Guo Huai leaned forward and said in his ear: "What are the plans of the eldest brother?" ”

Zhao Shu understands his intentions, since he was bound by Liu Bei in the White Emperor, Huan Yi has been dissatisfied with him, there were tens of thousands of male soldiers in his hands in the past, Zhao Shu never thought about it, not to mention that now there are no military horses, it is naturally better to settle down, and Zhao Shu does not want to follow in the footsteps of lawlessness.

Guo Huai saw Zhao Shu's hesitation, and said in a low voice: "Today, I will give my eldest brother a good opportunity, and it depends on how the eldest brother decides." ”

"Who am I going to see?" Zhao Shu pulled Guo Huai and said: "Now Uncle Chen is acting against you and me, there is a lot of surveillance, you must be careful in your actions, if you are not careful, your life will not be guaranteed." ”

"This little brother knows." Guo Huai said: "That person came to my mansion because he was afraid that it would be inconvenient to go to the eldest brother's mansion. The younger brother only asked the eldest brother first, what are his plans. ”

Zhao Shu smiled faintly and said, "What can you plan?" It's just that he was confused that day, he came to the White Emperor, and now he has no soldiers and no generals in his hands, what can he do? ”

Guo Huai smiled and said, "Big brother bullied me." ”

Zhao Shuqi said: "Why do you say this? ”

"The eldest brother strongly advised His Majesty not to go eastward, that is, he did not want to go with the army to conquer." Guo Huai said with a smile: "Although Your Majesty has a small victory in this attack on Wu, if you take this opportunity to negotiate peace with Sun Quan and ask for a few counties in Jingnan, it is not impossible." But His Majesty wants to destroy the Sun family, I'm afraid it won't be possible. If the eldest brother does not join the army, he will leave a way out. ”

Zhao Shu laughed in a low voice: "Those who know me, Bo Jiye, I don't want to fight with Your Majesty, and I really don't have the confidence to win this battle." ”

"If Your Majesty is defeated, years of hard work will cease to exist." Guo Huai asked again: "Big brother really doesn't make any plans?" ”

Zhao Shu sighed lightly and said: "I have repeatedly instructed An Guo to be sympathetic to the lives of Jingzhou soldiers, hoping that he can do what he says and leave me a little bit of family money." These are all the elites trained by Wen Ze for me. ”

Guo Huaixi said: "Big brother, it's good to have such thoughts." ”

Zhao Shu always felt that the people he saw were very important, and asked again: "Who are you seeing?" ”

Guo Huai smiled mysteriously and said, "Big brother knows that he has seen it, so he is not in a hurry at this time." ”